Painter&#39;s pail and brush holster



May. 23, 1961 R. 1.. MCGUIRE PAINTERS PAIL AND BRUSH HOLSTER Fil ed Nov.2, 1959 I N V EN TOR. ROY L. 1% Gar R5. BY

M 0 qrmwe'y flied ismsP-a IO PAINTERS PAIL AND BRUSH HOLSTER Roy L.McGuire, 89 Meadowbrook Drive, San Francisco, Calif.

Filed Nov. 2, 1959, Ser. No. 850,188

2 Claims. (Cl. 224-5) My present invention relates to a paintersaccessory and more particularly to an improved painters pail and brushcarrying holster.

An object of the invention is to provide a paint pail and brush holderfor use by painters when working from a ladder or scaffold, by which apail of paint and brush may be safely carried in a convenient andpractical manner and within easy reach when in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a practical, inexpensiveand useful article having a minimum of parts and which may be assembledin a simple and inexpensive manner.

Other objects and advantages will be in part evident to those skilled inthe art and in part pointed out in the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein like numerals refer tolike parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front view of the invention showing portions of a belt,

F Fig1ure 2 is a side view of the invention as shown in 1 Figlre 3 is atop view of the device as shown in Fig.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view showing the invention applied as in useto the body of a painter.

Professional journeyman painters generally mix their paints in largebatches and then take from this batch smaller buckets of paint of fromone to two quarts from which they work with their brush. When thepainting requires the use of a step ladder the paint pail or bucket isgenerally placed upon a shelf such as is generally provided with suchladders and during the painting operation with the bucket so supported,the operation becomes a back breaking and time consuming operation,particularly when the painter is working from the upper steps of theladder. In the case of a job requiring the use of a straight ladderthese paint pails or buckets are generally suspended from a rung of theladder by an S-hook which necessitates a moving of the pail from onerung to another as the painting operation proceeds and while this methoddoes reduce the back breaking laborious operation referred to above, thelocation of the bucket under the ladder does involve considerableinconvenience and maneuvering when filling the brush from the pail.

To overcome the above objectionable features I have provided a holsterlike support for a paint pail or bucket which may be attached orsuspended from the body of the wearer at a point where it will be mostconvenient. This at the same time overcomes the necessity for reachingfor the bucket when filling the brush. The holster of my invention inits preferred form consists of a platelike member which may be formedfrom a substantially rectangular sheet of metal with side flanges 11 and12 bent upwardly therefrom along diverging lines which will provide achannel-like recess along the outer side thereof, into which the rim ofa paint pail or bucket may be held when the device is in use. In orderto supportsuch apaint pail or bucket in the manner stated, the plate 10is shown as having a portion 13 that is punched out along three sidesand bent to form an outwardly disposed hook-like bracket or projectionover which the ball of a paint pail may be positioned. The projectingportion 13, in addition to providing a hook or support for the paintpail, also provides at its upper end a support for a paint brushcarrying clip 14, that is secured thereto by means of a rivet 15. At theupper end of the plate 10 I have also provided two punched out strapforming portions 16 under which a belt 17 may be passed for securing thedevice to the body of a wearer. Instead of the clip 16, however, it willbe understood that the belt 17 may be passed through slots formed in theplate 10.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawing, the sides 11 and 12, being bentoutwardly along diverging lines will provide a channel-like recess whichdeepens as the lower end thereof is approached and as a consequence withthe bail supporting member 13 in a fixed position it will be seen thatpaint pails of different diameters may be equally well supported by theholster without any required adjustments.

In Figure 4 of the drawing I have shown the invention as in use whenapplied to the body of a painter, here designated by the numeral 18. Inthis showing the plate 10 is positioned upon or forward the hip of thewearer so that a pail 19 with its bail 20 passed around the extendingbracket or portion 13 will be positioned at a convenient location foreasy filling of a brush 21 that is here shown as held when not in useabove the pail 19 by the supporting clip 14.

While I have, for the sake of clearness and in order to disclose myinvention so that the same can be readily understood, described andillustrated a specific form and arrangement, I desire to have itunderstood that this invention is not limited to the specific formdisclosed. It is believed that this invention is new and all suchchanges as come within the scope of the appended claims are to beconsidered as part of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A paint pail carrying holster, comprising an elongated rectangularplate formed of a single sheet of metal with flanges bent outwardly atdiverging angles along opposite sides thereof forming a taperingchannel-like recess with side walls of increasing depth and closerspacing as the lower end of said rectangular plate is approached, beltaccommodating loops at the upper end of said rectangular plate throughwhich a belt may be threaded, whereby said holster may be worn in theconventional manner upon the thigh by a painter, said plate having acentrally located tongue forming portion extending outwardly at theupper end of the channel-like recess over which the bail of the paintpail may be positioned, whereby the paint pail will be firmly held in avertical position upon said tongue by the flanges at the sides of thesaid channel-like recess and against tipping when the holster is in allnormal positions of use.

2. A paint pail supporting holster for body wear, comprising anelongated vertically disposed rectangular plate having means at itsupper end through which at waist encircling belt may be passed forsecuring said holster to the body of a wearer, a pail supporting tonguebent outwardly and upwardly at the upper end of said plate upon which apail of paint may be suspended by its bail below the means through whichsaid waist encircling belt is passed, said plate being furthercharacterized by the fact that its sides are flanged outwardly alongdiverging lines at each side of said bail supporting tongue and form apail positioning channel of narrowing width Patented May 23, 1961.

and increasing depth toward'the bottom of the plate and in alignmentwith'and below said bail supporting tongue, whereby a pail of paint whencarried by said bail supporting tongue will be firn ly held upon theholster away f roni'fthe bod of the warerEiidagajntftiiaiiing'iii all 5normal positions of use saidjhol'ster: is w nrby the m m 4 4 .4 a. .4 4.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSBarrett Dec. 9, Busch Mar. 26, Bruns June 19, Roberge Mar. 25, WelshJuly 28,

